I'm trying to generate a lot of methods to a function block. To do so, I exported a method as XML, and used that as a template to generate new methods.
This works fine until I reached this type.

METHOD DIntArray : INT
VAR_INPUT
 name: STRING;
END_VAR
VAR_IN_OUT
 variable: ARRAY [*] OF DINT;
END_VAR

Importing the exported file unchanged gives me this.

METHOD DIntArray : INT
VAR_INPUT
 name: STRING;
 {attribute 'variable_length_array'}
 {attribute 'Dimensions' := '1'}
 variable: POINTER TO DINT;
END_VAR

As it can be seen, it is not possible to transfer and ARRAY [*] OF via the XML.
Is this a limitation to PLCopenXML

Will it be possible to use the "native" Export/Import to generate such methods. It is also some kind of ML language.

Regards Kjeld Flarup

Hi Kjeld,

you can use Pointer to * for an pointer to a array.

   test:dint;
variable: POINTER TO DINT;

test := variable[5];

I think it is yust beeing convertet.

BR Stefan